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September 18th, 2017
Keytruda Immunotherapy Appears Promising in Advanced Gastric Cancer
Keytruda (pembrolizumab) appears promising in patients with pretreated metastatic gastric cancer, according to late-breaking results from the KEYNOTE-059 trial presented […]
Tags: Gastric Cancer, immunotherapy, KEYNOTE-059 programmed death-ligand 1, keytruda, metastatic gastric cancer, News Tips and Features, News Tips and Features Other, PD-L1, pembrolizumab, Precision Cancer Medicine, stomach cancer
February 9th, 2017
Interim PET Scans May Improve Treatment for Esophageal Cancer
Clinical trial results presented at the 2017 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco suggest that the use of PET scans […]
Tags: Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer, News Tips and Features, News Tips and Features Other
February 6th, 2017
Opdivo (nivolumab) Improves Survival in Patients with Advanced Gastric Cancer
At the 2017 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco researchers presented new trial results demonstrating that Opdivo (nivolumab) significantly reduced the risk […]
Tags: Gastric Cancer, immunotherapy, News Tips and Features, News Tips and Features Other, nivolumab, Opdivo, precision medicine
January 23rd, 2017
Proton Beam Therapy May Improve Outcomes for Esophageal Cancer
Currently a standard treatment for several gastrointestinal cancers (GI) combines the use of chemotherapy and radiation followed by surgical resection. […]
Tags: Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer, News Tips and Features, News Tips and Features Other, Pancreatic Cancer, proton beam therapy, Recurrent Gastric Cancer, Recurrent Pancreatic Cancer, Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer, Stage IV/Recurrent Esophageal Cancer, Stages I-II Gastric Cancer, Stages I-III Esophageal Cancer
December 8th, 2016
Should HER2 Testing Be Routinely Performed in Patients with Gastric Cancer?
The short answer is yes! New evidence-based guidelines for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) testing in advanced gastric […]
Tags: adenocarcinoma, American Society for Clinical Pathology, and American Society of Clinical Oncology, asco, ASCP, CAP, College of American Pathologists, Esophageal Cancer, for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, Gastric Cancer, Gastroesophageal cancer, HER2 testing
November 22nd, 2016
Opdivo® Improves Survival in Advanced Stomach Cancer
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The immune-stimulating agent Opdivo® (nivolumab) appears to significantly improve overall survival among patients with advanced stomach cancer for which no […]
Tags: Gastric Cancer, News Tips and Features, News Tips and Features Other, nivolumab, Opdivo, stomach cancer
September 27th, 2016
Managing Your Finances in the Face of Illness
By megm
Monitoring the financial transactions that accompany any medical challenge can require vigilance, but the long-term benefit of remaining financially secure […]
Tags: anal fissures, Barrett's Esophagus Esophageal Cancer, Celiac Disease, cirrhosis, Colon Cancer, crohns disease ulcerative colitis, Esophageal Cancer, Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer, gallstones, Gastric Cancer, gastric Ulcer, GERD
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